May 23, 2019

Product updates

Improved page links

You can now more easily link to pages in your reports. Use the text control to create a hyperlink, then select either a specific page in the report, or use dynamic link such as first page, next page, previous page, or last page.

More dimensions in tables

Tables using the following connectors can now have up to 20 dimensions:

Google Sheets

Google BigQuery

File Import

Google Cloud Storage

Extracted data sources

Blended data views

Tables based on other data sources can have up to 10 dimensions.

May 16, 2019

Product updates

Sort data source columns

You can now sort the columns in your data source:

May 2, 2019

Product updates

Community visualizations as filters

You can now create community visualization with the ability to act as filters. Learn how in the Developer Documentation.

April 25, 2019

Product updates

Advanced date comparison

You can now create advanced date range comparisons. This lets you align your current reporting period with the comparison period. For example, you can now compare the last 30 days to the 30 days prior to that and align the comparison Monday to Monday.

Chart drill-down

Drilling down gives viewers a way to reveal additional levels of detail within a chart. You can now define drill-down hierarchies in Cartesian chart to make it easier to find insights at various levels of detail in the data.

Hide page in view mode

You can now hide pages in view mode. You might want to do this if a page is under construction or contains information you only want other editors to see.

Documentation updates

Introduction to aggregation

This new article helps you understand how Data Studio groups and summarizes your data.

April 18, 2019

Product updates

Faster BigQuery reports

You can now use BigQuery BI Engine to improve the performance of reports that use BigQuery data sources. BigQuery BI Engine is a fast, in-memory analysis service that allows you to analyze data stored in BigQuery. Learn more.

New customizable component header

Use the Style tab > Chart Header option to control the visibility of the component header. The component header contains options for exporting data, sorting, and shows whether the charts is being accelerated by the BigQuery BI Engine.You can choose to show the header always, never, or on hover.

March 28, 2019

Product updates

Improved table formatting

It's now easier to resize table columns in edit mode. In addition, you can apply left, right, or center alignment to table columns.

Resize columns

Clicking and dragging a column divider now resizes only that column. To resize multiple columns at once, hold the Shift key while dragging a column divider.

Right-click a table to automatically size columns to fit the data or to size all the columns widths equally.

You can also simply double-click on a column divider to apply the Fit to data option.

Use the options in the table's Style properties panel to set the alignment for the selected dimension or metric.

Google Attribution 360 connector is now called TV Attribution

The TV Attribution connector allows you to access television attribution data within Data Studio. Learn more.

March 21, 2019

Product updates

Customize canvas size per page

You can now control the canvas size for every page of a report. The Canvas Size option in the Layout panel sets the default canvas size for the report, but you can now override that on individual pages:

Edit your report

Select the Page Current page settings Style menu.

Change the Canvas Size option from Auto to your new desired canvas size.

March 7, 2019

Product updates

Version history

Schedule email delivery of reports

You can now send a PDF version of your Data Studio reports to yourself and your stakeholders on a regular basis by setting up an email delivery schedule.

Custom rolling dates

Custom rolling date ranges let you configure custom date periods that meet your specific needs. For example, you can create date ranges such as "last 90 days from yesterday" or "last 52 weeks from last week." This option is available for both report editors, and for viewers of reports that include a date range control.

Get a report link

You can now get a short link to a Data Studio report to share, use in web pages, or do anything else you can do with links.

View or edit the report.

In the top right, click .

Click COPY LINK.

Documentation updates

February 7, 2019

Product updates

New axis font size and data label font size settings

You can now control the font size of chart axis labels and data labels. These new settings are available for bar, line, scatter, and area charts. To access the settings, edit your report, select an appropriate chart, then in the STYLE tab, scroll down to the Grid section. (Show or hide data labels using the Show data labels option at the top of the STYLE tab.)

Image legend:

Data labels

Axis labels

Show missing data as blanks

The Missing Data option now lets you show missing data in tables as blanks. Other options include showing "no data," showing zeroes, showing "null", and showing hypens ("-").

January 31, 2019

Product updates

PDF download includes refinements

You can now download to PDF reports that include viewer refinements, including filter controls, date ranges, table pagination, and data control settings. This makes it easier to share customized Data Studio reports with offline stakeholders.

Additional chart-level aggregations

You can now apply the following aggregation methods to metrics in your charts:

MEDIAN

STANDARD DEVIATION

VARIANCE

January 24, 2019

Product updates

Custom date comparison

You can now compare custom date ranges in your charts. Custom date comparison lets you compare the currently selected period to another custom period. By default, the comparison period is fixed, meaning the chart always compares to the exact dates you specify. You can change this so the comparison range is a rolling date window that advances over time.

Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) support

Documentation updates

January 17, 2019

Product updates

Graphing negative numbers is now easier. Cartesian charts now default to using the (auto) setting for the minimum axis value option. This option provides better support for charts that display negative or mixed numbers. Learn more.

For data sources which do not support APPROX_COUNT_DISTINCT, APPROX_COUNT_DISTINCT will act like COUNT_DISTINCT.

Bug fixes

We fixed a bug that caused report level components to not be saved with reports under specific circumstances.

We fixed a bug that impacted a small number of reports created or edited between January 2nd and January 4th, 2019.

We rolled back existing reports that were affected by this bug to their January 1, 2019 state. To request your report to be restored to its January 9, 2019 6:00 PM Pacific Time version, please use this form.

New reports that were affected during this time were corrupted and can't be opened. However, report editors and owners can make a copy of these reports, which may fix the problem.

December 19, 2018

Product updates

Community visualizations in developer preview

Developers can now create community visualizations that work with your data and can be configured just like Data Studio's default charts. The feature is now ready for all developers to build and use visualizations in reports. The developer preview program lets developers try out new and cutting-edge features as they are in progress.

Community connectors out of developer preview

Community connectors are now generally available. Community connectors allow anyone to build their own connections to any internet-accessible data source.

Custom SQL support in Cloud SQL connector

Display & Video 360 data source bug fix

We've fixed a bug that prevented you from creating calculated field dimensions in Display & Video 360 data sources.

December 14, 2018

Product updates

Preset charts and improved chart placement

We've streamlined the way you add visualizations to your reports. You can now choose from a selection of preset charts and add them to the canvas with a single click. The presets include a variety of styling options. For example, you can add a table with a heatmap already applied, or a 100% stacked bar chart. You can also apply different presets to charts that you've already added to the report.

Watch a demo

Chart interaction filters now include brushing

Chart interactions let you turn your charts into filter controls. Brushing allows you to drag your mouse across a chart to select a range of values to filter by. For example, you can use a time series to filter your report by a time frame highlighted on the chart.

Watch a demo

This demonstration shows how you can filter on one or more chart series by clicking, and how to filter by a range using brushing.

Duplicate filters and blended data sources

You can now copy filters and blended data sources within the same report. To do this, edit your report, then choose the Resource menu and select the resource you want to manage. Use the Duplicate action to make the copy. You can then apply the copied filter or blended data source to other charts in the report.

New options for handling of missing data

Tables and scorecards now provide a Missing data option in the STYLE properties panel. When your data is missing values, charts can display 0, No data, - (hyphen), or null.

November 30, 2018

Product updates

Embed external content in your reports

You can now add content hosted on other sites in your reports. Using the URL embed feature, you can include YouTube videos, web pages, and Google Docs to create robust multi-media experiences for your viewers.

November 2, 2018

Product updates

Chart-specific calculated fields

You can now add calculated fields directly to a chart in your report. Chart-specific calculated fields let report editors create fields that use the same features as calculated fields in data sources. In addition, chart-specific calculated fields work on blended data.

To create a chart-specific calculated field, select a chart and click +Add dimension or +Add metric in the DATA properties panel.

Chart interactions

Search All filter control

In addition to the familiar list style filter control, you now have a new option: Search All. Report viewers can use advanced search options to filter the report.

Updated dimension and metric picker

It's now easier to find and select dimensions and metrics in the component properties panel. When you click a field chip in the right-hand properties panel, the picker now shows field groupings, if available. In addition, you can use both your mouse and keyboard to scroll through the list.

Multi-select improvements

You can now resize multiple components at the same time. Just select the charts, controls, images, or shapes you want to resize, then drag a selection box corner to adjust the size.

We've also made it easier to select, move, and resize components that are partially hidden by other components.

October 11, 2018

Product updates

This week's features have been postponed temporarily.

October 3, 2018

Product updates

You can now download reports as PDF. You can save all pages of the report, or select the pages you want to download and determine their order. Saved reports can include a link back to the report in Data Studio, and you can add password protection to keep your data private.

We've added new "to date" options to date ranges. These new options let you set a rolling time period without needing to manually update the date range. You can now select from:

Week to date (Starts Sunday)

Week to date (Starts Monday)

Month to date

Quarter to date

Year to date

September 20, 2018

Product updates

September 13, 2018

Product updates

Google Marketing Platform users can now access their Data Studio reports from within GMP products. GMP users will see their Data Studio reports in the Analytics, Optimize and Tag Manager headers. Simply click on the Data Studio icon to see a list of recent reports or use the search functionality within the header to find a specific report.

September 06, 2018

Product updates

You can now create data sources based on extracted data. Extracted data sources provide faster performance because the data is static until you refresh it. Learn more.

August 30, 2018

We've improved error messaging in Community Connectors. If you experience connection issues with a third party connector, you'll see error details and support links to help you resolve the issue.

August 15, 2018

Product updates

Note for current users of the Campaign Manager connector:

Beginning August 21st, 2018, components using data from the Campaign Manager (previously, DoubleClick Campaign Manager - DCM) connector will no longer support requests for more than two years of data. Components based on Campaign Manager data sources will show an error message when their date range is set to greater than two years. Please update your reports to request less than two years of Campaign Manager data in advance of this change.

Search Ads 360 is a search management platform that helps agencies and marketers efficiently manage some of the largest search marketing campaigns in the world, across multiple engines and media channels. Learn more about the Search Ads 360 connector.

Documentation updates

We've added new template reports for Display & Video 360 and Search Ads 360 to the Report Gallery.To use these templates with your own data, preview the report with the links below, then click USE TEMPLATE. You can add your own data source and have a functional report in under a minute.

July 26, 2018

Product updates

Data Studio is now part of Google Marketing Platform. We’ve unified our DoubleClick advertiser products and the Google Analytics 360 Suite under a single brand: Google Marketing Platform. As part of the launch of Google Marketing Platform on July 24, Google Analytics 360 Suite Home has become Platform Home.

Data Studio's functionality and availability are not affected by these changes. You will, however, see the new Google Marketing Platform brand - including new product names and logos - reflected in product interfaces, help centers, trainings, and more. Learn more.

You can now share a direct link to your Community Connector. When a user follows the link, it will take them directly to Data Studio with your connector selected. Learn more.

Documentation updates

You'll notice a fresh new look for all the Google Help Centers, based on Material Design. The new design has been optimized for mobile and delivering a better experience for users around the globe.

July 12, 2018

Product updates

You can now blend data from multiple data sources. For example, you can blend two different Google Analytics data sources to track the performance of your app and website in a single visualization. You can blend data from different kinds of data sources, as long as there is at least one common field with which to join the data. Learn more about data blending.

July 3, 2018

Product updates

The Search Console connector now gives you access to up to 16 months of data. This data is also available in the Search Console interface (see the blog post), and in the Search Console API (tweet).

June 28, 2018

Product updates

We've made 2 improvements to calculated fields:

Messages for the most common errors are now more informative.

You can now format your formulas automatically with the FORMAT FORMULA button:

You can now use SVG images in your reports.

June 21, 2018

Product updates

You can now have more data in your charts. Most charts now allow up to 20 dimensions and 20 metrics. Time series support up to 20 metrics. Tables support 10 dimensions and up to 20 metrics. Pivot tables, scorecards, and bullet charts are unchanged.

You can now change the grid size in the report editor. This makes it easier to create standardized report layouts. The new Grid Settings options are located in the Layout and Theme panel.

We've built an example report to demonstrate how you can use the grid. Check it out!

Community connectors now support username/password, and API Token authentication. Learn more.

June 14, 2018

Product updates

You can now generate thumbnail images for your reports using the new /thumbnail URL endpoint. Thumbnails are useful for showing viewers a preview of the report's first page. Use them when sharing reports via email, embedding in a website or blog post, etc. Learn more about thumbnail images.

We've changed the default metric aggregation for "flexible schema" data sources. (These are data sources based on data sets where we can't know the schema ahead of time, such as Sheets and BigQuery.) In the past, metrics in those data sources defaulted to aggregation type Sum. They will now default to aggregation type None. This should have no effect on your reports, as the default aggregation of a metric in a chart is still Sum. And as before, you can override the default aggregation in the data source or by editing the fields in the report.

Documentation and help updates

We've add an example reports article to the Help Center. This page curates a number of demonstration and example reports you can use to see Data Studio features in action.

June 7, 2018

Product updates

You can now apply running calculations to metrics in your reports. Running calculations compute summary results for each record of data, helping you see how each contributes to the whole picture. Learn more or view a sample report.

BigQuery data sources now automatically provide a default Record Count metric. You can use this as a breakdown dimension to show the number of records being aggregated by your charts.

May 24, 2018

Product updates

We've added some features to Cartesian charts:

You can now control the display direction of the X and Y axes in area, bar, combo, scatter, and time series charts. In the chart's STYLE properties, under Axes, use the checkboxes to reverse the display order of each axis. See a demonstration.

Combo charts now support stacked bars.

3rd party connectors now support passing parameters from reports to the data source. This makes reports based on these connectors more flexible. Learn more.

April 26, 2018

Product updates

You can now connect to Google Cloud Spanner databases. Cloud Spanner is an enterprise-grade, globally-distributed, and strongly consistent database service that combines the benefits of relational database structure with non-relational horizontal scale. Learn more.

April 12, 2018

Product updates

You can now toggle table headers on or off using the Show header option (located in the table properties STYLE panel). Learn more about tables.

April 5, 2018

Product updates

We've launched a new connector gallery. It's now easier to find and access both Google and Community connectors. To see the connector gallery, create a new data source.

March 27, 2018

Product updates

As a part of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you can now review and accept the Data Processing Terms, as well as supply contact information and company details, by going to User Settings > Account & Privacy in Data Studio. Learn more about the GDPR.

The list of available spreadsheets should now load faster when creating Google Sheets data sources.

March 20, 2018

Product updates

You can now bookmark a report and preserve its filter settings. This lets you create custom views of your data, as well as specify default settings for multi-select filters.

January 31, 2018

Product updates

Thumbnail Link—provides a clickable link to open the thumbnail image in new tab

Thumbnail—displays the video thumbnail image

Linked Thumbnail—displays a clickable image of the video thumbnail, which opens the video in new tab

These fields appear automatically in new data sources. To add them to an existing data source, edit the data source, then click REFRESH FIELDS. Learn more.

In addition, for new data sources, the Video Length field is now a metric, with an aggregation of AVERAGE. (This change will not be applied to existing data sources, even if you reconnect them.)

January 24, 2018

Product updates

You can now include up to 3 pivot tables per report page. (The previous limit was 1 pivot table per page.)

We've fixed a bug in the COUNT_DISTINCT function. The function now works correctly when filters and date ranges are applied to the data.

January 12, 2018

Product updates

You can now sort data in charts based on any metric in your data source, even if that field is not in the chart. You can also change the aggregation of the sort fields (the same way you can with other fields in the chart). Learn more.

We've fixed a bug in the PERCENTILE function. When using BigQuery Legacy SQL, the function was using the N-1th percentile calculation. The function now correctly uses the Nth percentile.

October 5, 2017

Product updates

Color by order colors the data according to its position in the chart. E.g., the first series is always blue.

Color by dimension value lets you define the colors to use for each value in your charts. E.g., "France" is always represented in blue. Coloring by dimension values ensures that your data uses color consistently, regardless of the position of that data in the chart. This is now the default behavior for new reports.

We've added an Embed URL option for embedding reports. This makes it even easier to embed a report into the new Google Sites. Learn more.

September 28, 2017

Product updates

Data sources now have a Field editing in reports option. When this option is enabled, you can change field names and aggregations within the reports that use that data source. This makes it easier to customize your reports without having to change the data source. Learn more.

Just copy and paste the URL portion of the generated iframe code (the portion between the quotes in the href="..." property) into the Google Sites Embed widget.

We've added an embedding shortcut button to the report header

In edit mode, click this button to enable embedding

In view mode, click this button to display the HTML iframe code you can use to embed an enabled report. (Previously, you could only generate this code by editing the report.)

We've added a full screen mode button to the report header

You now have 3 options for controlling the report header:

Always show—the report header is always visible

Auto hide—the report header appears briefly, then is hidden. Hover your mouse over the header area to redisplay it

Initially hide—the report header is hidden until you hover your mouse over the header area

September 6, 2017

Product updates

You can now build your own connectors, allowing you to use Data Studio to display virtually any kind of data to which you have access.

You can now share your reports more widely by embedding public or private reports in websites, blogs, and other web properties that support the iframe HTML tag.

The data control now supports AdWords, Search Console, YouTube, and DoubleClick Campaign Manager data sets, making it easier to create reports that are used across multiple accounts and/or data sources.

You now connect via a CloudSQL instance name (no longer requires you to whitelist IP addresses).

We've improved the report editor:

All new charts and controls appear with a uniform size and style when you initially place them on the canvas. To see this, select a component from the toolbar or Insert menu. Then click the canvas to place the component. As always, you can resize the chart to any size.

You can still use the "click and draw" method to create new charts of any size.

All new controls appear with a drop shadow, to help distinguish them from text and charts. You can turn the shadow off by editing the selected control's STYLE properties.

The new secondary sort option in area charts, bar charts, time series, and the new combo chart lets you sort on the breakdown dimensions in those charts.

April 27, 2017

Product updates

Reports can now be viewed by anyone: no Google sign-in required. To take advantage of this feature, be sure to use "Owner's Credentials" for your data source access. Learn more about sharing reports via URL.

In order to support non-signed in viewing, the report URL format has changed slightly. If your reports contained links to specific pages, you will need to update them to the new format. Specifically, if the link previously started with # or open, make sure it now begins with org//reporting. For example, the following link refers to page 2 of the "Warm Welcome" report:

Faster report performance

We've improved report caching for faster performance in both edit and view modes.

March 23, 2017

Product updates

Chart switching

Explore your data in edit mode by switching between chart types. For example, you can define a table with the dimensions and metrics you want, apply a filter, ensure the data looks right, then switch to a bar chart, preserving your configuration.

Documentation & Help updates

June 2, 2016

Product updates

US Public Beta: We launched Google’s new data analysis and visualization platform that allows you to quickly access data, visualize into reports, and share across your organizations. All US users can create 5 reports and unlimited data sources. Data Studio can now access data from: AdWords, Google Analytics, BigQuery, Sheets, Attribution 360, YouTube.

Data Studio 360 US Public Beta: GA360 Customers can now purchase Data Studio 360 in the United States. Contact your sales representative for details.